10 things we can learn from the Japanese‏

 

> The gracious dignity displayed by the Japanese displayed in their hour of
> emergency is amazing ! 
>
> 1. THE CALM
>
> Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been
> elevated.
>
> 2. THE DIGNITY
>
> Disciplined queues for water & groceries. Not a rough word or a crude
> gesture.
>
> 3. THE ABILITY
>
> The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn’t fall.
>
> 4. THE GRACE
>
> People bought only what they needed for the present, so everybody could get
> something.
>
> 5. THE ORDER
>
> No looting in shops. No honking & no overtaking on the roads. Just
> understanding.
>
> 6. THE SACRIFICE
>
> Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the N-reactors. How will they
> ever be repaid?
>
> 7. THE TENDERNESS
>
> Restaurants cut prices. An unguarded ATM is left alone. The strong cared for
> the weak.
>
> 8. THE TRAINING
>
> The old & the children, everyone knew exactly what to do. And they did just
> that.
>
> 9. THE MEDIA
>
> They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. No silly reporters. Only
> calm reportage.
>
> 10. THE CONSCIENCE
>
> When the power went off in a store, people put things back on the shelves &
> left quietly
>
> Because only seeing is believing.